[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, May 13, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, May 13, 1957]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston discussing about Lee and Ike's response to participation in the oil venture program.
Date: May 13, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter From Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, May 13, 1957] (open access)

[Copy of Letter From Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston, May 13, 1957]

Copy of letter from Harris L. Kempner to Harris K. Weston discussing about Lee and Ike's response to participation in the oil venture program.
Date: May 13, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris K. Weston to Harris L. Kempner, May 9, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Harris K. Weston to Harris L. Kempner, May 9, 1957]

Letter from Harris K. Weston to Harris L. Kempner sharing detailed information of the financial plan for oil ventures an requesting for participation.
Date: May 9, 1957
Creator: Weston, Harris Kempner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Duplicate Copy of a Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner, May 21, 1957] (open access)

[Duplicate Copy of a Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner, May 21, 1957]

Duplicate copy of a letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner discussing about the possible plans to participate in the oil and gas wells drilling venture.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: Weston, Harris Kempner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner, May 21, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner, May 21, 1957]

Letter from Harris K. Weston to I. H. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner discussing about the possible plans to participate in the oil wells drilling venture.
Date: May 21, 1957
Creator: Weston, Harris Kempner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cochran Family Films, No. 7 - Holidays and Vacations, 1965-1972] captions transcript

[Cochran Family Films, No. 7 - Holidays and Vacations, 1965-1972]

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Cochran family including family vacations and holidays. The film begins with a vacation in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a ride on the Lake Hamilton Sky Ride, a plane ride above Arkansas, swimming in a hotel pool, stopping at scenic points and overlooks, horses, and riding in go-carts (00:00-15:38). The family celebrates Christmas (15:38-17:34) followed by footage of young girls outdoors carrying bouquets of flowers and a horse (17:35-18:56). The family watches a parade which includes a drill team and marching band, floats, and children on horses and bicycles (18:57-20:01). The family celebrates another Christmas (20:01-21:35), plays cards outdoors (21:35-22:28), vacations in an unknown location (22:28-23:09), and rides a motorbike (25:28-26:41).
Date: 1965?/1972?
Creator: Cochran, Jay
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976 (open access)

55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976

Weekly published travel guide for Hot Springs National Park with information on various events and attractions in the state between the dates October 22 and October 28, 1976. A section on the front cover with a Fifinella image welcomes Women Airforce Service Pilots to their 1976 reunion to be held in Hot Springs. The guide includes city maps, lake maps, lists of attractions such as restaurants, night clubs, and shops, as well as information on Hot Springs' famous bath houses.
Date: October 22, 1976
Creator: Smith, J. R.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Ramon M. Ruiz, September 29, 2012

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Ramon Ruiz, a civil servant of the Department of Education and advocate for Hispanic education from La Copita, Texas. Ruiz discusses his family history, growing up, school in Kingsville, local relations between Mexicans and white people, high school football, playing for North Texas State, becoming a coach for elementary school, joining the Job Corps, teaching inmates, working with school districts on desegregation in Texas, and work on various federal education programs in Washington with an emphasis on Hispanic communities and cooperation with Mexico. In appendix is a biography of Ruiz and his resumé.
Date: September 29, 2012
Creator: Juárez, Miguel & Ruiz, Ramon M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Prototype Analysis: Blakely Mountain Dam, Arkansas (open access)

Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Prototype Analysis: Blakely Mountain Dam, Arkansas

This report provides a review of the design and performance of the embankment and foundation of Blakely Mountain Dam in Arkansas. "This study is one of a series of similar studies of the foundation and soil mechanics features of earth dams [...] In these studies field experience is analyzed and performance of the completed structures is compared with design predictions to provide information for use in the design and construction of future projects" (p. 1).
Date: October 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library